Elias v. Department of Transportation

Case: 24-2276 Document: 54 Page: 1 Filed: 04/08/2026

NOTE: This disposition is nonprecedential. United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit

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HECTOR ELIAS, Petitioner v.

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION,

Respondent ______________________ 2024-2276

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Petition for review of the Merit Systems Protection Board in No. SF-0752-20-0034-I-1.

______________________ JUDGMENT

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KYLEE HANNEFIN BELANGER, Kylee Belanger Law Cor- poration, San Diego, CA, argued for petitioner.

STEPHEN J. SMITH, Commercial Litigation Branch, Civil Division, United States Department of Justice, Wash- ington, DC, argued for respondent. Also represented by ALBERT S. IAROSSI, PATRICIA M. MCCARTHY, BRETT SHUMATE.

______________________ THIS CAUSE having been heard and considered, it is Case: 24-2276 Document: 54 Page: 2 Filed: 04/08/2026 ORDERED and ADJUDGED:

PER CURIAM (MOORE, Chief Judge, PROST, Circuit Judge, and SEEBORG, Chief District Judge)1.

AFFIRMED. See Fed. Cir. R. 36.

ENTERED BY ORDER OF THE COURT April 8, 2026

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